Seroendeng

Name: Seroendeng
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 persons
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 100 gram grated coconut; 2 tablespoons peanuts; 1/2 onion; 1 garlic clove; 1 teaspoon laos powder; 2 teaspoons coriander powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon Javanese sugar (or use brown caster sugar); 3 or 4 lime leaves; 2 bay leaves; 2 teaspoons lemongrass powder or 1/2 lemongrass stalk; 1 teaspoon turmeric

This homemade seroendeng is a delicious side dish from Indonesia. The spices and coconut fills your house with the most A-MA-ZING smells.

Recipe seroendeng

Made by Véronique

Published at 2019-09-23, this recipe is for 8 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2026-02-02

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation - 10 minutes

Peel and coarsely chop the onion and garlic clove. Use a mortar ir a small blender to create a puree of the onion and garlic.

Add sugar, ground lemongrass, laos powder, coriander powder, cumin and turmeric to the mixture. If you use unsalted peanuts, you can also add a bit of salt.

Combine until the mixture is smooth and set aside.

Finishing the seroendeng - 20 minutes

Heat a dry skillet and cook the peanuts for a few minutes. Add the spice mix and cook on low heat for another few minutes, make sure to stir them so it won't create lumps.

Add the grated coconut along with the lime and bay leaves, if you're using a lemongrass stalk you can also add it now. Cook on medium-high heat until the coconut is beautiful brown.

Keep on stirring occasionally, it tends to burn quickly.

Let the seroendeng cool off completely and divide over jars. You can store this crispy coconut mixture for a very long time. If you open it, it will become less crispy so keep the lid on as much as possible.

Serve with a dish with rice, such as nasi, enjoy!